Note that this list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or unincorporated suburban areas within urban agglomerations. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metropolitan area populations.
The following sortable table lists the incorporated places in the United States with a population of more than 100,000 as estimated by the United States Census Bureau on 2006-07-01:[1] Since the Census Bureau typically does not rank the cities of U.S. Territories along with those of the fifty states and the District of Columbia, the cities of Puerto Rico with populations greater than 100,000 are listed separately below.
Rank |
City |
State |
Population |
1 |
New York Citye[›] |
New York |
&0000000008250567.0000008,250,567 |
2 |
Los Angeles |
California |
&0000000003849378.0000003,849,378 |
3 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
&0000000002833321.0000002,833,321 |
4 |
Houston |
Texas |
&0000000002144491.0000002,144,491 |
5 |
Phoenix |
Arizona |
&0000000001512986.0000001,512,986 |
6 |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
&0000000001448394.0000001,448,394 |
7 |
San Antonio |
Texas |
&0000000001296682.0000001,296,682 |
8 |
San Diego |
California |
&0000000001256951.0000001,256,951 |
9 |
Dallas |
Texas |
&0000000001232940.0000001,232,940 |
10 |
San Jose |
California |
&0000000000929936.000000929,936 |
11 |
Detroite[›] |
Michigan |
&0000000000918849.000000918,849 |
12 |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
&0000000000794555.000000794,555 |
13 |
Indianapolisa[›] |
Indiana |
&0000000000785597.000000785,597 |
14 |
San Francisco |
California |
&0000000000744041.000000744,041 |
15 |
Columbus |
Ohio |
&0000000000733203.000000733,203 |
16 |
Austin |
Texas |
&0000000000709893.000000709,893 |
17 |
Memphis |
Tennessee |
&0000000000670902.000000670,902 |
18 |
Fort Worth |
Texas |
&0000000000653320.000000653,320 |
19 |
Baltimored[›]e[›] |
Maryland |
&0000000000640961.000000640,961 |
20 |
Charlotte |
North Carolina |
&0000000000630478.000000630,478 |
21 |
El Paso |
Texas |
&0000000000609415.000000609,415 |
22 |
Milwaukeee[›] |
Wisconsin |
&0000000000602782.000000602,782 |
23 |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
&0000000000590763.000000590,763 |
24 |
Seattle |
Washington |
&0000000000582454.000000582,454 |
25 |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
&0000000000581530.000000581,530 |
26 |
Denver |
Colorado |
&0000000000566974.000000566,974 |
27 |
Louisvillea[›] |
Kentucky |
&0000000000554496.000000554,496 |
28 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
&0000000000552539.000000552,539 |
29 |
Nashvillea[›] |
Tennessee |
&0000000000552120.000000552,120 |
30 |
Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma |
&0000000000537734.000000537,734 |
31 |
Portland |
Oregon |
&0000000000537081.000000537,081 |
32 |
Tucson |
Arizona |
&0000000000518956.000000518,956 |
33 |
Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
&0000000000504949.000000504,949 |
34 |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
&0000000000486411.000000486,411 |
35 |
Long Beach |
California |
&0000000000472494.000000472,494 |
36 |
Fresno |
California |
&0000000000466714.000000466,714 |
37 |
Sacramento |
California |
&0000000000453781.000000453,781 |
38 |
Mesa |
Arizona |
&0000000000447541.000000447,541 |
39 |
Kansas City |
Missouri |
&0000000000447306.000000447,306 |
40 |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
&0000000000444323.000000444,323 |
41 |
Virginia Beachd[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000435619.000000435,619 |
42 |
Omaha |
Nebraska |
&0000000000427872.000000427,872 |
43 |
Miami |
Florida |
&0000000000404048.000000404,048 |
44 |
Oakland |
California |
&0000000000397067.000000397,067 |
45 |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
&0000000000382872.000000382,872 |
46 |
Honolulub[›] |
Hawaii |
&0000000000377357.000000377,357 |
47 |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
&0000000000372833.000000372,833 |
48 |
Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
&0000000000372437.000000372,437 |
49 |
Arlington |
Texas |
&0000000000367197.000000367,197 |
50 |
Wichita |
Kansas |
&0000000000357698.000000357,698 |
51 |
Raleigh |
North Carolina |
&0000000000356321.000000356,321 |
52 |
St. Louisd[›]e[›] |
Missouri |
&0000000000353837.000000353,837 |
53 |
Santa Ana |
California |
&0000000000340024.000000340,024 |
54 |
Anaheim |
California |
&0000000000334425.000000334,425 |
55 |
Tampa |
Florida |
&0000000000332888.000000332,888 |
56 |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
&0000000000332252.000000332,252 |
57 |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
&0000000000312819.000000312,819 |
58 |
Bakersfield |
California |
&0000000000308392.000000308,392 |
59 |
Aurora |
Colorado |
&0000000000303582.000000303,582 |
60 |
Toledo |
Ohio |
&0000000000298446.000000298,446 |
61 |
Riverside |
California |
&0000000000293761.000000293,761 |
62 |
Stockton |
California |
&0000000000290141.000000290,141 |
63 |
Corpus Christi |
Texas |
&0000000000285267.000000285,267 |
64 |
Newark |
New Jersey |
&0000000000281402.000000281,402 |
65 |
Anchorage |
Alaska |
&0000000000278700.000000278,700 |
66 |
Buffalo |
New York |
&0000000000276059.000000276,059 |
67 |
St. Paul |
Minnesota |
&0000000000273535.000000273,535 |
68 |
Lexington |
Kentucky |
&0000000000270789.000000270,789 |
69 |
Plano |
Texas |
&0000000000255009.000000255,009 |
70 |
Fort Wayne |
Indiana |
&0000000000248637.000000248,637 |
71 |
St. Petersburg |
Florida |
&0000000000248098.000000248,098 |
72 |
Glendale |
Arizona |
&0000000000246531.000000246,531 |
73 |
Jersey City |
New Jersey |
&0000000000241789.000000241,789 |
74 |
Lincoln |
Nebraska |
&0000000000241167.000000241,167 |
75 |
Henderson |
Nevada |
&0000000000240614.000000240,614 |
76 |
Chandler |
Arizona |
&0000000000240595.000000240,595 |
77 |
Norfolkd[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000238832.000000238,832 |
78 |
Greensboro |
North Carolina |
&0000000000236865.000000236,865 |
79 |
Scottsdale |
Arizona |
&0000000000231127.000000231,127 |
80 |
Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
&0000000000229553.000000229,553 |
81 |
Birmingham |
Alabama |
&0000000000229424.000000229,424 |
82 |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
&0000000000223389.000000223,389 |
83 |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
&0000000000223388.000000223,388 |
84 |
Chesapeaked[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000220560.000000220,560 |
85 |
Orlando |
Florida |
&0000000000220186.000000220,186 |
86 |
Garland |
Texas |
&0000000000217963.000000217,963 |
87 |
Hialeah |
Florida |
&0000000000217141.000000217,141 |
88 |
Laredo |
Texas |
&0000000000215484.000000215,484 |
89 |
Chula Vista |
California |
&0000000000212756.000000212,756 |
90 |
Lubbock |
Texas |
&0000000000212169.000000212,169 |
91 |
Reno |
Nevada |
&0000000000210255.000000210,255 |
92 |
Akron |
Ohio |
&0000000000209704.000000209,704 |
93 |
Durham |
North Carolina |
&0000000000209009.000000209,009 |
94 |
Rochester |
New York |
&0000000000208123.000000208,123 |
95 |
Modesto |
California |
&0000000000205721.000000205,721 |
96 |
Montgomery |
Alabama |
&0000000000201998.000000201,998 |
97 |
Fremont |
California |
&0000000000201691.000000201,691 |
98 |
Shreveport |
Louisiana |
&0000000000200199.000000200,199 |
99 |
Arlingtonc[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000199776.000000199,776 |
100 |
Glendale |
California |
&0000000000199463.000000199,463 |
101 |
San Bernardino |
California |
&0000000000198985.000000198,985 |
102 |
Boise |
Idaho |
&0000000000198638.000000198,638 |
103 |
Spokane |
Washington |
&0000000000198081.000000198,081 |
104 |
Yonkers |
New York |
&0000000000197852.000000197,852 |
105 |
North Las Vegas |
Nevada |
&0000000000197567.000000197,567 |
106 |
Winston-Salem |
North Carolina |
&0000000000196990.000000196,990 |
107 |
Tacoma |
Washington |
&0000000000196532.000000196,532 |
108 |
Irving |
Texas |
&0000000000196084.000000196,084 |
109 |
Huntington Beach |
California |
&0000000000194436.000000194,436 |
110 |
Irvine |
California |
&0000000000193956.000000193,956 |
111 |
Des Moines |
Iowa |
&0000000000193886.000000193,886 |
112 |
Grand Rapids |
Michigan |
&0000000000193083.000000193,083 |
113 |
Richmondd[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000192913.000000192,913 |
114 |
Mobile |
Alabama |
&0000000000192830.000000192,830 |
115 |
Gilbert |
Arizona |
&0000000000191517.000000191,517 |
116 |
Augustaa[›] |
Georgia |
&0000000000189366.000000189,366 |
117 |
Columbus |
Georgia |
&0000000000188660.000000188,660 |
118 |
Fort Lauderdale |
Florida |
&0000000000185804.000000185,804 |
119 |
Amarillo |
Texas |
&0000000000185525.000000185,525 |
120 |
Oxnard |
California |
&0000000000184463.000000184,463 |
121 |
Little Rock |
Arkansas |
&0000000000184422.000000184,422 |
122 |
Moreno Valley |
California |
&0000000000183571.000000183,571 |
123 |
Knoxville |
Tennessee |
&0000000000182337.000000182,337 |
124 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
&0000000000178858.000000178,858 |
125 |
Newport Newsd[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000178281.000000178,281 |
126 |
Jackson |
Mississippi |
&0000000000176614.000000176,614 |
127 |
Worcester |
Massachusetts |
&0000000000175454.000000175,454 |
128 |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
&0000000000175255.000000175,255 |
129 |
Ontario |
California |
&0000000000173351.000000173,351 |
130 |
Brownsville |
Texas |
&0000000000172437.000000172,437 |
131 |
Rancho Cucamonga |
California |
&0000000000170714.000000170,714 |
132 |
Aurora |
Illinois |
&0000000000170617.000000170,617 |
133 |
Fontana |
California |
&0000000000170099.000000170,099 |
134 |
Tempe |
Arizona |
&0000000000169712.000000169,712 |
135 |
Rockford |
Illinois |
&0000000000155138.000000155,138 |
136 |
Huntsville |
Alabama |
&0000000000168132.000000168,132 |
137 |
Fayetteville |
North Carolina |
&0000000000168033.000000168,033 |
138 |
Santa Clarita |
California |
&0000000000168008.000000168,008 |
139 |
Overland Park |
Kansas |
&0000000000166722.000000166,722 |
140 |
Garden Grove |
California |
&0000000000166296.000000166,296 |
141 |
Oceanside |
California |
&0000000000165803.000000165,803 |
142 |
Tallahassee |
Florida |
&0000000000159012.000000159,012 |
143 |
Vancouver |
Washington |
&0000000000158855.000000158,855 |
144 |
Dayton |
Ohio |
&0000000000156771.000000156,771 |
145 |
Chattanooga |
Tennessee |
&0000000000168293.000000168,293 |
146 |
Pomona |
California |
&0000000000154271.000000154,271 |
147 |
Santa Rosa |
California |
&0000000000154212.000000154,212 |
148 |
Grand Prairie |
Texas |
&0000000000153812.000000153,812 |
149 |
Salem |
Oregon |
&0000000000152239.000000152,239 |
150 |
Cape Coral |
Florida |
&0000000000151389.000000151,389 |
151 |
Springfield |
Massachusetts |
&0000000000151176.000000151,176 |
152 |
Springfield |
Missouri |
&0000000000150797.000000150,797 |
153 |
Corona |
California |
&0000000000150253.000000150,253 |
154 |
Pembroke Pines |
Florida |
&0000000000150064.000000150,064 |
155 |
Paterson |
New Jersey |
&0000000000148708.000000148,708 |
156 |
Sioux Falls |
South Dakota |
&0000000000148244.000000148,244 |
157 |
Eugene |
Oregon |
&0000000000146356.000000146,356 |
158 |
Hollywood |
Florida |
&0000000000145794.000000145,794 |
159 |
Salinas |
California |
&0000000000145032.000000145,032 |
160 |
Hamptond[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000145017.000000145,017 |
161 |
Pasadena |
Texas |
&0000000000144793.000000144,793 |
162 |
Pasadena |
California |
&0000000000144133.000000144,133 |
163 |
Port St. Lucie |
Florida |
&0000000000143868.000000143,868 |
164 |
Kansas City |
Kansas |
&0000000000143801.000000143,801 |
165 |
Naperville |
Illinois |
&0000000000142901.000000142,901 |
166 |
Joliet |
Illinois |
&0000000000142702.000000142,702 |
167 |
Torrance |
California |
&0000000000142350.000000142,350 |
168 |
Peoria |
Arizona |
&0000000000142024.000000142,024 |
169 |
Lancaster |
California |
&0000000000140804.000000140,804 |
170 |
Syracuse |
New York |
&0000000000140658.000000140,658 |
171 |
Hayward |
California |
&0000000000140606.000000140,606 |
172 |
Lakewood |
Colorado |
&0000000000140024.000000140,024 |
173 |
Palmdale |
California |
&0000000000138790.000000138,790 |
174 |
Alexandriad[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000138237.000000138,237 |
175 |
Bridgeport |
Connecticut |
&0000000000137912.000000137,912 |
176 |
Orange |
California |
&0000000000135070.000000135,070 |
177 |
Warren |
Michigan |
&0000000000134589.000000134,589 |
178 |
Escondido |
California |
&0000000000133510.000000133,510 |
179 |
Fullerton |
California |
&0000000000132918.000000132,918 |
180 |
Mesquite |
Texas |
&0000000000131447.000000131,447 |
181 |
Sunnyvale |
California |
&0000000000130519.000000130,519 |
182 |
Coral Springs |
Florida |
&0000000000129805.000000129,805 |
183 |
Fort Collins |
Colorado |
&0000000000129467.000000129,467 |
184 |
Elk Grove |
California |
&0000000000129184.000000129,184 |
185 |
Sterling Heights |
Michigan |
&0000000000127991.000000127,991 |
186 |
Savannah |
Georgia |
&0000000000127889.000000127,889 |
187 |
McAllen |
Texas |
&0000000000126411.000000126,411 |
188 |
Elizabeth |
New Jersey |
&0000000000126179.000000126,179 |
189 |
Hartford |
Connecticut |
&0000000000124512.000000124,512 |
190 |
Cedar Rapids |
Iowa |
&0000000000124417.000000124,417 |
191 |
Thousand Oaks |
California |
&0000000000124207.000000124,207 |
192 |
New Haven |
Connecticut |
&0000000000124001.000000124,001 |
193 |
El Monte |
California |
&0000000000123162.000000123,162 |
194 |
Concord |
California |
&0000000000122204.000000122,204 |
195 |
Topeka |
Kansas |
&0000000000122113.000000122,113 |
196 |
Carrollton |
Texas |
&0000000000121604.000000121,604 |
197 |
Waco |
Texas |
&0000000000121496.000000121,496 |
198 |
Simi Valley |
California |
&0000000000121288.000000121,288 |
198 |
West Valley Citye[›] |
Utah |
&0000000000120235.000000120,235 |
200 |
Columbia |
South Carolina |
&0000000000119961.000000119,961 |
201 |
Stamford |
Connecticut |
&0000000000119261.000000119,261 |
202 |
Bellevue |
Washington |
&0000000000118186.000000118,186 |
203 |
Flint |
Michigan |
&0000000000117068.000000117,068 |
204 |
Vallejo |
California |
&0000000000116844.000000116,844 |
205 |
Springfield |
Illinois |
&0000000000116482.000000116,482 |
206 |
Evansville |
Indiana |
&0000000000115738.000000115,738 |
207 |
Inglewood |
California |
&0000000000114914.000000114,914 |
208 |
Abilene |
Texas |
&0000000000114797.000000114,797 |
209 |
Olathe |
Kansas |
&0000000000114662.000000114,662 |
210 |
Lansing |
Michigan |
&0000000000114276.000000114,276 |
211 |
Lafayette |
Louisiana |
&0000000000114214.000000114,214 |
212 |
Provo |
Utah |
&0000000000113984.000000113,984 |
213 |
Visalia |
California |
&0000000000113487.000000113,487 |
214 |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
&0000000000113206.000000113,206 |
215 |
Clarksville |
Tennessee |
&0000000000113175.000000113,175 |
216 |
Peoria |
Illinois |
&0000000000113107.000000113,107 |
217 |
Cary |
North Carolina |
&0000000000112414.000000112,414 |
218 |
Athensa[›] |
Georgia |
&0000000000111580.000000111,580 |
219 |
Beaumont |
Texas |
&0000000000109856.000000109,856 |
220 |
Costa Mesa |
California |
&0000000000109809.000000109,809 |
221 |
Denton |
Texas |
&0000000000109561.000000109,561 |
222 |
Manchester |
New Hampshire |
&0000000000109497.000000109,497 |
223 |
Independence |
Missouri |
&0000000000109400.000000109,400 |
224 |
Downey |
California |
&0000000000109376.000000109,376 |
225 |
Thornton |
Colorado |
&0000000000109155.000000109,155 |
226 |
Gainesville |
Florida |
&0000000000108655.000000108,655 |
227 |
Santa Clara |
California |
&0000000000108518.000000108,518 |
228 |
Miramar |
Florida |
&0000000000108072.000000108,072 |
229 |
Charleston |
South Carolina |
&0000000000107845.000000107,845 |
230 |
West Covina |
California |
&0000000000107745.000000107,745 |
231 |
Clearwater |
Florida |
&0000000000107742.000000107,742 |
232 |
McKinney |
Texas |
&0000000000107530.000000107,530 |
233 |
Allentown |
Pennsylvania |
&0000000000107294.000000107,294 |
234 |
Waterbury |
Connecticut |
&0000000000107251.000000107,251 |
235 |
Roseville |
California |
&0000000000107158.000000107,158 |
236 |
Westminster |
Colorado |
&0000000000105753.000000105,753 |
237 |
Norwalk |
California |
&0000000000105240.000000105,240 |
238 |
South Bend |
Indiana |
&0000000000104905.000000104,905 |
239 |
Fairfield |
California |
&0000000000104897.000000104,897 |
240 |
Arvada |
Colorado |
&0000000000104830.000000104,830 |
241 |
Pompano Beach |
Florida |
&0000000000104402.000000104,402 |
242 |
Burbank |
California |
&0000000000104317.000000104,317 |
243 |
San Buenaventura |
California |
&0000000000104092.000000104,092 |
244 |
Pueblo |
Colorado |
&0000000000103730.000000103,730 |
245 |
Lowell |
Massachusetts |
&0000000000103229.000000103,229 |
246 |
Norman |
Oklahoma |
&0000000000102827.000000102,827 |
247 |
Richmond |
California |
&0000000000102120.000000102,120 |
248 |
Midland |
Texas |
&0000000000102073.000000102,073 |
249 |
Erie |
Pennsylvania |
&0000000000102036.000000102,036 |
250 |
Killeen |
Texas |
&0000000000102003.000000102,003 |
251 |
Elgin |
Illinois |
&0000000000101903.000000101,903 |
252 |
Berkeley |
California |
&0000000000101555.000000101,555 |
253 |
Portsmouthd[›] |
Virginia |
&0000000000101377.000000101,377 |
254 |
Cambridge |
Massachusetts |
&0000000000101365.000000101,365 |
255 |
Daly City |
California |
&0000000000101005.000000101,005 |
256 |
Antioch |
California |
&0000000000100586.000000100,586 |
257 |
Green Bay |
Wisconsin |
&0000000000100353.000000100,353 |
258 |
West Jordane[›] |
Utah |
&0000000000100280.000000100,280 |
259 |
Billings |
Montana |
&0000000000100148.000000100,148 |